FORMAL EDUCATION                   

Ed.D.              University of Massachusetts Lowell, MA 6/93
                        Major: Educational Leadership in Schooling
Dissertation Title: The Nature and Quality of the Optimal Flow Experience, A Form of Job Satisfaction Among a Selected Occupation: The Case of the Occupational Therapy Practitioner   

M.S.                Boston University Boston, MA 9/79
                        Major: Occupational Therapy          
           
B.A.                 Washington University St. Louis, MO 12/73
                        Major: Psychology   Minor: Education

CREDENTIALS

Registered Occupational Therapist by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT)

Certified Professional Ergonomist (CPE) by the Board for Certification in Professional Ergonomics (BCPE)

LICENSED

Licensed Occupational Therapist, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Licensed Occupational Therapist, State of New Hampshire

POSITIONS HELD

2006 to date  Program Director, Distance Education Programs in Occupational Therapy
Responsible for the coordinator of the distance education post-professional Master of Science and Doctorate in Occupational Therapy (OTD) programs. Boston University, Sargent College Boston, MA

2002 to date  Clinical Professor
Responsible for the instruction of undergraduate & graduate level occupational therapy, physical therapy and health and rehabilitation sciences courses; and the development and implementation of distance education graduate courses in occupational therapy and physical therapy.
Specialty: ergonomics, assistive technology, educational theory & practice and health care management.
Boston University, Sargent College Boston, MA                       

1996 to 2002 Clinical Associate Professor
Responsible for the instruction of undergraduate & graduate level occupational therapy courses. Specialty: instructional design, ergonomics, and health care management.
Boston University, Sargent College Boston, MA                    

1989 to 1996 Clinical Assistant Professor
Responsible for the instruction of undergraduate & graduate level occupational therapy courses.
Specialty: technology, work practice, ergonomics, & marketing.
Boston University, Sargent College Boston, MA

2004 to date  Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor
Responsible for the instruction of graduate level occupational therapy course in emerging areas of practice in occupational therapy.
Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY

1996 to date  Adjunct Faculty Member
Responsible for the development & instruction of weekend courses in ergonomics & entrepreneurship.
University of Indianapolis; Indianapolis, IN

1990 to date  Editor
Founding editor of the interdisciplinary, international, peer-reviewed journal, WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation. IOS Press, The Netherlands.

1987-1989     Adjunct Clinical Instructor
Responsible for the development and instruction of a graduate level course and practicum entitled Work Assessments & Programming.
Boston University, Sargent College Boston, MA

1984-1986     Adjunct Clinical Instructor
Responsible for the instruction of undergraduate level occupational therapy courses.
Tufts University, Boston School of Occupational Therapy Medford, MA

1983-1987     Adjunct Clinical Instructor
Responsible for the development and instruction of a Masters level course entitled Principles of Skilled Activity.
Boston University, Sargent College Boston, MA

1982-1987     Director of Development
Responsible for the public relations, fund raising and grant writing of a private nonprofit school for students with learning disabilities

;1980-1984 Director of Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy & Adaptive Physical Education services, Vocational Consultant & Job Placement Coordinator
The Learning Prep School West Newton, MA

1980-1982     Vocational Program Coordinator
Responsible for the development & coordination of a vocational work/study high school, supervision of staff, coordinator of occupational therapy student fieldwork, job placement coordinator, public relations liaison & grant writer.
The Learning Prep School West Newton, MA

1980 to date  Consultant
Consultant & lecturer to a variety of settings: business, industry, hospitals, school systems, educational collaborative, universities, rehabilitation centers, insurance companies, skilled nursing facilities, private practices, attorneys, a mass transportation agency, & publishers.
Specialty: Ergonomics, marketing, entrepreneurship, assistive technology, life coaching, and the implementation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

1979-1980     Prevocational Occupational Therapist
Responsible for the development of the copyrighted, Jacobs Prevocational Skills Assessment, the development and implementation of a prevocational program & occupational therapy student supervision.
The Little People’s School West Newton, MA

INTERNATIONAL APPOINTMENT

2007    Chairperson, Ergonomics for Children and Educational Environments (ECEE) Technical Committee of the International Ergonomics Association.

NATIONAL APPOINTMENTS OR ELECTED POSITIONS

1986-1990     Member, Standing Committee, Work Programs Special
                        Interest Section, American Occupational Therapy Association

1990-1993     Chairperson, Work Programs Special Interest Section,
                        American Occupational Therapy Association

1994-1997     Vice-President, American Occupational Therapy Association

1994-1997     Personnel Liaison, American Occupational Therapy Association

1997-1998     President-Elect, American Occupational Therapy Association

National Academy of Sciences

2004-2007     Member, American Occupational Therapy Political Action Committee (AOTPAC)

STATE APPOINTMENTS OR ELECTED POSITIONS (MASSACHUSETTS)

1981-1985     Continuing Education Editor, Massachusetts Association for
                        Occupational Therapy (MAOT)

1983-1993     Chairperson/co-chairperson, Annual Conference, MAOT
1995-1998 & 2002-2008  

1984-1989     President, Massachusetts Association for Occupational Therapy

1985-1987     Chairperson, Public Relations, MAOT

1999-2001     Member, Andover Commission on Disability, Town of Andover

SOCIETY MEMBERSHIPS

American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)
Massachusetts Association for Occupational Therapy (MAOT)
Human Factors & Ergonomics Society (HFES)
Hong Kong Ergonomics Society
Women in Science & Engineering (WISE)
International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH)